I love the puresound blasters!!!! Admittedly I was a bit skeptical that spending a little more money on snare wires would actually change the sound of my snare drum. It absolutely improved the sound of my drum!!! I highly recommend these snare wires to every drummer/ percussionist who cares abut the sound of their snare drum. This is a real hands on review by Sammy @ Sam Ash Sarasota